ragal

Albanian

Etymology

Methatesized form of earlier *argal linked to Ancient Macedonian ἄργελλα (árgella, “dwelling-place, where [men] bathe while warming up”) and Ancient Greek ἄργιλλα (árgilla, “subterranean house”) (Magna Graecia). All forms likely derive from a substrate word (see ἄργιλλος, white clay).

Noun

ragal m (plural ragaje, definite ragali, definite plural ragajet)

  1. kennel
    Synonym: shtrohë

Declension
Declension of ragal
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative ragal ragaje ragali ragajet
accusative ragalin
dative ragali ragajeve ragalit ragajevet
ablative ragajesh

References
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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